Winfried,
Thank you for the suggestions. Please be assured that the RIPE NCC
puts a lot of effort in improving the consistency of the database and
in the conservation of address space. We will certainly consider your
suggestions in our efforts.
If you have additional questions or comments, please do not hesitate
to contact me directly.
Kind Regards,
Mirjam Kuehne
Head External Services
RIPE NCC
"Winfried Haug" <haug at seicom.NET> writes:
* Hello Mirjam
*
* > -----Original Message-----
* > From: owner-lir-wg at ripe.net [mailto:owner-lir-wg at ripe.net]On Behalf Of
* > Mirjam Kuehne
* > Sent: Donnerstag, 18. November 1999 19:20
* > To: Bhabuta, Denesh
* > Cc: lir-wg at ripe.net
* > Subject: Re: IP assignment for virtual webhosting
* >
*
* >
* > Just to clarify this issue from the RIPE NCC's point of view: In
* > general all end-user assignments need to be registered in the
* > database. In the specific case of dial-up users the concern was raised
*
* do you check it ? do you look at all cases ? Do you have enough man-power
* to check everything ?
*
* What about the old assignment to the Companies, who were acting as last
* resort and now have a huge amount of Class-B networks, which they use NOW
* WITHOUT approval from RIPE ?
* What about assignments which were made in the past, but not used and
* will never be used in the public ?
*
* There are many Networks in the Routing-Table without inetnum object in
* the Database.
*
* route: 151.15.0.0/16
* descr: INFOSTRADA
* origin: AS1267
* mnt-by: AS1267-MNT
* changed: ripe-dbm at ripe.net 19990205
* source: RIPE
*
* ...
* route: 151.82.0.0/16
* descr: INFOSTRADA
* origin: AS1267
* mnt-by: AS1267-MNT
* changed: ripe-dbm at ripe.net 19991110
* source: RIPE
*
* This are more than 60 (!) Class B networks and there are many more in the
* RIPE DB !
*
* A valid route object in the RIPE DB looks like that these networks are used
* or will be used.
*
* It could be an idea to check for route objects without inetnum object in th
* e
* DB.
* Ripe could send out an email to these users requesting a valid network plan
* .
* I
* think we can get a lot of networks back to RIPE NCC in a very short period.
*
*
* There are some organisations which got assignments in the past under old
* conditions and circumstances
*
*
* inetnum: 164.16.0.0 - 164.34.0.0
* netname: TELEKOM-BLK
*
* Did RIPE ever request a valid network plan ?
*
* All LIRs have to provide you network plans on request ! So before we discus
* s
* how to save adress space concerning IPs for virtual web housing, RIPE shoul
* d
* start checking the old assignments.
*
* Just my 0,02
*
* Winfried
*
*